as a sweaty-handed-dull-man, i swear by elixir coated strings. I put mine on at least a year ago at this point and play weekly if not daily, and they play good as new & they sound great. slinkys wouldve been a rusty, finger-cutting mess after 2 weeks, no matter how much i clean after playing.
I use it to brush the guitar down after I finish playing. It gets rid of gunk from nooks and crevasses more easily than a rag and means I have to do a deep clean less often.
35 Comments
athairmor@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 1y
I think playing the guitar disqualifies you from the dull men’s club.
If you own a guitar but can’t play it, you’re top tier.
PoorYorick@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 1y
What about if you play it badly?
grue@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
You're on thin ice, mister.
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
Or dully (dullly?)
Mothra@mander.xyz · 13 pts · 1y
That guitar looks gorgeous
PoorYorick@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Thanks, it was one I fell in love with the first time I picked it up.
technomad@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 1y
Go on 🙂
Thteven@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
ESP (LTD) makes good stuff
swab148@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 1y
Sweet axe, my dude!
grillgamesh@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 1y
my whammy bar fell out, can't get it to screw back in.
oh well. at least she's been restrung and retuned.
fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net · 6 pts · 1y
Man that headstock looks like it’s gonna put out a band mates eye if you get a little too excited on stage
grillgamesh@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
hahah, I feel that. she's already drawn blood from me when I restrung her.
PoorYorick@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Try wrapping a couple winds of Teflon tape around the whammy bar.
grillgamesh@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y
will do. I'll report back after I get home if it worked.
Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
There's likely a tiny Allen key slot that you can also tighten on the side of the bridge, near the knobs
grillgamesh@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y
no dice.
grillgamesh@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y
no Allen key slots located anywhere on the guitar.
Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
It might be hidden on the side of the tremolo block? Like you'd need to do a dive bomb to be able to see it
grillgamesh@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y
yeah I looked aaaaalll over. no such luck :(
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Lime Ernie Ball Slinkys or i’m reporting this post for violating the Dull Act.
PoorYorick@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Do Ernie Ball cobalt slinkies count?
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Oooooo top E is an 0.08?? Mmmmmmm.
Alright, I’ll allow it, but you’d better play some dull stuff! :)
naught@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
as a sweaty-handed-dull-man, i swear by elixir coated strings. I put mine on at least a year ago at this point and play weekly if not daily, and they play good as new & they sound great. slinkys wouldve been a rusty, finger-cutting mess after 2 weeks, no matter how much i clean after playing.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Fair. But they aspensive!
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
That’s not a dull man’s guitar.
StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org · 6 pts · 1y
That is a beautiful guitar.
dmention7@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y
Only thing more embarrassing than breaking a B string is when the G string snaps.
I'll see myself out....
Beautiful guitar by the way!
PoorYorick@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Thankfully, my g string stays right in the zone it was designed for.
DjMeas@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
I changed my strings about 2 months ago and haven't touched it since. I feel like I do this every few years with my guitar.
waz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Yep. This here is me.
Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Neat, I didn't relize LTD did a (semi-)hollowbody.
PoorYorick@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
They don't anymore. This was from when they were trying to branch into something other than face melters.
Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Ah, bummer. I love the way my eclipse plays but would like a hollowbody at some point.
LetmeLemmy@hilariouschaos.com · 3 pts · 1y
What's the paint brush for?
PoorYorick@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I use it to brush the guitar down after I finish playing. It gets rid of gunk from nooks and crevasses more easily than a rag and means I have to do a deep clean less often.